Last year served up record temps, turbulent weather

9:03 AM,
Jan. 3, 2013

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Written by

Therese Apel
tapel@jackson.gannett.com

Weatherwise, 2012 was notable in the Magnolia State because in many areas, it was the hottest year on record.

In 48 states in the country, NOAA says the summer of 2012 is the third-hottest on record.

The nation's second-warmest summer occurred just last year, and the only other summer that was warmer than the past two occurred during the Dust Bowl era of 1936. This summer was just two tenths of a degree cooler than the summer of 1936. ...